title: Therapeutic horseback riding outcomes of parent-identified goals for children with autism spectrum disorder: an ABA' multiple case design examining dosing and generalization to the home and community.
abstract: We examined whether different doses of therapeutic riding influenced parent-nominated target behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (a) during the session (b) at home, and (c) in the community. We used a single subject multiple Baseline, multiple case design, with dosing of 1, 3, and 5 times/week. Three boys with ASD, 6-8 years of age participated, and counts of target behaviors were collected in each setting and phase of the study. Compared to Baseline, 70% of the target behaviors were better during Intervention and improvement was retained in 63% of the behaviors during Withdrawal. Increased doses of therapeutic riding were significant for magnitude of change, and the effect of the therapeutic riding sessions generalized to home and community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS), University of Pittsburgh, 5012 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA, mbholm@pitt.edu.
authors.forename: Margo B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: Joanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.forename: Young Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kuwar B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Rajora
authors.forename: Delma
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Silva
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Podolinsky
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazefsky
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Minshew
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D056147:Equine-Assisted Therapy; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D013177:Sports; D016896:Treatment Outcome